Commentary Par XXVI 116

The last occurrence of the noun cagione (reason, cause), of its 46 instances in the poem, is found here (and for the penultimate, see [Par XXVI 113]).  As the poem concludes, discursive reasoning yields to more intuitive forms of understanding and expression.

The use of the noun essilio (exile) binds two other figures to Adam in having shared this bitter experience, Dante and Virgil (who sees his afterlife as exilic – see [Purg XXI 18]).  It is not surprising to find 'Virgilio' as its rhyme: [Par XXVI 118].